Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
By 2023, all UK exams will be completed using computers, according to a report from an independent education body. David Hanson, chief executive of the Independent Association of Prep Schools, forecast that traditional pen and paper tests will be scrapped and replaced...
Sep 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Google has updated its logo and search home page, designed to give users faster access to its range on of products. In a bid to get searchers using its other products, such as Google Play, Drive and Maps, the firm has also added an app launcher to the main Google...
Sep 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
After augmented reality eyewear and self driving cars, Google is embarking on its most ambitious project yet, with the aim of extending human life. Watch this video from Time looking at Google’s new project below: The new ‘Calico’ project, set up by Google...
Sep 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yahoo! has revamped its logo with slimmer letters but kept the trademark purple color and exclamation point, the the web giant continues its resurgence under the leadership of CEO Marissa Meyer. On the Yahoo! home page, visitors will see the familiar exclamation point...
Sep 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
BT has switched off its dial-up Internet access service as the vast majority of its 6.8 million broadband customers had switched to faster broadband connections. The company said that just a “tiny number” of its customers were still using a dial-up modem...
Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Steve Ballmer is stepping down from his role as CEO of Microsoft, as the company shifts into being a devices and services firm. “There is never a perfect time for this type of transition, but now is the right time,” Ballmer said in a statement. “My...
Aug 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Advances in the fields of finance and technology have drastically changed the landscape of the banking industry over the course of the last 50 years. But is our modern approach to finance as much of an improvement as many believe it to be? Most people would agree that...
Aug 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
A luxury ‘Satis’ toilet controlled by a smartphone app is vulnerable to attack, according to security experts. Watch this Japanesse promo video for the Satis toilet below: According to a report from IT security firm Trustwave, the Satis toilet can be...
Aug 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
A study of some of the world’s most popular brands found that one third of them predominantly use blue in the branding materials, whilst red and greyscale came in at 29% and 28% respectively, heralding them all as popular choices for the world’s most successful...
Aug 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Porn sites in the UK get more Internet traffic than social networking sites, with only entertainment and search sites getting more traffic, according to new data. The research, from Tel Aviv-based web measurement company SimilarWeb, found that 8.5% of clicks in June...
Aug 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
UK consumers made over 682,000 online dating-related web queries in June, with Polish dating proving to be most popular cultural search, according to new research from Greenlight. The agency’s first quarterly ‘Online Dating Sector Report – Issue 1’ profiled consumer...
Jul 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
The UK government has announced plans to test driverless cars on public roads by the end of 2013. So far, UK trials of the autonomous vehicles have taken place only on private land. Driverless cars are guided by a system of sensors and cameras and are seen as...
Jun 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Kids programming organisation Code Club UK, is marking its first birthday by expanding its UK-based initiative to the entire world, backed by the likes of Google and Mozilla. Code Club is a free scheme that relies on volunteers around the UK to teach children aged...
May 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Worth a staggering $1 billion, the online working industry “the biggest shift in work since the industrial revolution”, according to a new report looking into worldwide online staffing trends. Elance’s Annual Impact Report finds that millions of...
May 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dell has seen its net profits drop 79% as consumers ditch PCs and laptops for smartphones and tablets. The PC maker’s net profit fell to $130m (£85m) in the three months to 3 May, on revenue down 2% to $14bn. Dell is in the middle of a dispute between founder...
May 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
The UK is now the second most attractive location in the world, after the United States, for high-flying professionals to relocate to, says a new report. The research, carried out by global recruitment specialists Hydrogen, shows that the UK is rapidly establishing...
May 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Camden is to become the first of 17 London boroughs to offer residents and visitors with free public wi-fi, but only for 30 minutes a day. Starting in Camden next month, the new 10-year deal is powered by telecoms giant Arqiva and forms part of a wider project between...
May 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hilton has launched a user-generated travel community ‘DTour’ on YouTube, as the hotel chain looks to expand its digital reach. DTour was created in collaboration with Google that offers travellers a whole new way to plan and share their trips. The website integrates...
May 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Wikipedia could have been used as early warning signs of stock market movements, according to a new study published this month in Scientific Reports. Researchers led by Dr Suzy Moat, Senior Research Fellow at Warwick Business School, found that changes in how often...
May 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Microsoft is to change ‘key aspects’ of its Windows 8 operating system, after a raft of complaints from users. The updated version of Microsoft 8 released later this year will be significantly different, according to the software giant. Microsoft’s...
